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Victories : 110
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Helmut Lent
Squadrons for : Helmut Lent | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Helmut Lent. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of NJG1 | NJG1 Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of NJG2 | NJG2 Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of NJG3 | NJG3 Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of ZG76 | ZG76 Zerstörergeschwader 76 was formed on 1 May 1939 with the I. Gruppe and II. Gruppe without a Geschwaderstab. The II. Gruppe was initially equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and was known as Jagdgruppe 176. The Geschwaderstab was created on 15 April 1940 in Köln-Wahn. The III. Gruppe was raised on 26 June 1940 in Trier-Euren. On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland although bad weather initially precluded a large scale deployment of ZG 76. I./ZG 76 engaged Polish fighters formations and made their first claims, although also suffered their first losses. Future 'ace' Leutnant Helmut Lent participated in the attack on Poland, destroying several aircraft on the ground and a PZL P.11 fighter in the air on 2 September 1939 for his and (I./ZG 76) first victory. However, on 12 September, following the destruction of an aircraft on the ground he was attacked by another fighter and his starboard engine was hit and put out of action. This necessitated a forced-landing, fortunately behind his own lines, in which he received minor injuries. On 29 September, I./ZG 76 was withdrawn to the Stuttgart area to provide Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) against the Western Allied Air Forces. I./ZG 76 claimed 31 kills during the campaign, of which 19 were confirmed. On 18 December 1939 the Royal Air Force sent a force of Vickers Wellingtons to raid Wilhelmshafen during the day. I./ZG 76 under Hptm. Gunther Reinecke, intercepted. Staffelkapitän of 2./ZG 76, Wolfgang Falck, and wingman Uffz. Heinz Fresia were the first to engage, claiming two Wellingtons each, though Falck's aircraft was hit by defending fire and he crash-landed on Wangerooge. Others of I./ZG 76 intercepted at intervals, unit claims totalling 15 Wellingtons shot down. The RAF lost 12, with total Luftwaffe unconfirmed claims being 38 |
Known Victory Claims - Helmut Lent | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
02/09/1939 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | PZL P-24 | Laskowice | 17.1 | Western Front |
18/12/1939 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | Wellington | 5km N. Borkum | 14.42 | Western Front |
18/12/1939 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | Wellington | 10km WNW Borkum | 14.5 | Western Front |
09/04/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | Gladiator | Bratenjordet bei Fornebu | 8.55 | Western Front |
27/05/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | Gladiator | bei Bodøhalvøya | 8.2 | Western Front |
02/06/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Lent | 1 | ZG 76 | Gladiator | E. Rombaksfjorden | 14.25 | Western Front |
12/05/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 6 | NJG 1 | Wellington | SW Süderstapel SSE Husum | 1.4 | Western Front |
12/05/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 6 | NJG 1 | Wellington | SW Nordstrand | 2.49 | Western Front |
28/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 6 | NJG 1 | Whitley | 15km W. Bremervörde | 1.58 | Western Front |
30/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 6 | NJG 1 | Stirling | 10km S. Wesermünde | 1.4 | Western Front |
30/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 6 | NJG 1 | Stirling | 20km SW Bremervörde | 2.05 | Western Front |
04/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | bei Exloo: 4600m [23km SE Assen] | 0.43 | Western Front |
04/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | - | 3.41 | Western Front | |
06/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Whitley | De Krim: 3000m [S. Apeldoorn] | 0.56 | Western Front |
08/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Whitley | 1km NW Orvelte: 3600m [20km SE Assen] | 0.55 | Western Front |
10/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | Telmdorf Krs. Meppen: 4400m | 2.2 | Western Front |
13/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Hampden | 25km SE Gröningen | 0.55 | Western Front |
15/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | Veendam: 3000m [25km SE Gröningen] | 0.49 | Western Front |
25/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | 13km SSW Leeuwarden: 4500m | 3.54 | Western Front |
15/08/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Whitley | 54/63/2: 4400m [N. Amelund] | 3.2 | Western Front |
29/08/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Hampden | S. Ameland im Waddenzee: 3400m | 3.4 | Western Front |
07/09/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Whitley | 54836: 3200m [Bergen-Filmn-Zee] | 1.25 | Western Front |
08/09/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | bei Drachtstercompagnie: 4800m [NE Franeker] | 4.04 | Western Front |
08/09/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | bei Terwispel: 2900m [Friesland/Bergen] | 4.59 | Western Front |
13/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Wellington | NE Leeuwarden | 0.06 | Western Front |
13/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | 4 | NJG 1 | Hampden | Zuiderzee | 0.33 | Western Front |
08/11/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | N. Akkum | 1.21 | Western Front |
16/01/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Whitley | Terschelling | 21.4 | Western Front |
21/01/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Whitley | 40km W. Terschelling | 22.38 | Western Front |
06/02/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 1 | Hampden | 70km W. Terschelling | 15.14 | Western Front |
26/03/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Manchester | Net Meertje 10km N. Alkmaar | 0.32 | Western Front |
27/03/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hampden | N. Terschelling | 22.1 | Western Front |
27/03/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hampden | N. Terschelling | 22.42 | Western Front |
29/03/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Manchester | N. Terschelling | 22 | Western Front |
11/04/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | 4km E. Kolhorn/20km SE Den Helder | 0.23 | Western Front |
13/04/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hampden | N. Terschelling | 0.32 | Western Front |
18/04/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | 25km N. Terschelling | 1.55 | Western Front |
15/05/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hudson | N. Terschelling | 22.45 | Western Front |
03/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hampden | E. Medemblik | 1.06 | Western Front |
04/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Halifax | W. St. Maartensvlotburg | 0.55 | Western Front |
06/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | S. Hoorn | 0.34 | Western Front |
06/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | E. Amsterdamm | 1.16 | Western Front |
21/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Hampden | N. Ameland | 0.59 | Western Front |
24/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | 10km N. Terschelling | 1.12 | Western Front |
24/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | NW Vlieland | 1.46 | Western Front |
26/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | 6km NW Enkhuizen | 2.37 | Western Front |
26/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Whitley | Noorswijk | 2.56 | Western Front |
03/07/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | SW Assen | 1.25 | Western Front |
09/07/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | Rottumeroog | 1.3 | Western Front |
27/07/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Halifax | NW Vlieland | 2.35 | Western Front |
27/07/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | NW Vlieland | 2.39 | Western Front |
05/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Halifax | 531 9A: 5800m [15km SE Leeuwarden] | 2.5 | Western Front |
14/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 2 | Wellington | 444 6E4: 3000m [NW Terschelling] | 5.02 | Western Front |
09/11/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 544 2G7: 3000m [Ameland] | 20.37 | Western Front |
17/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Lancaster | 532: 1I: 600m [N. Sloten] | 20.22 | Western Front |
17/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 534 5J: 500m [E. Urk] | 20.38 | Western Front |
02/01/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | - | 2.49 | Western Front | |
08/01/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 448 7A in See: 4000m [10km W. Texel] | 20.24 | Western Front |
21/01/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Wellington | 643 1C4 in See: 100m [N. Schiermonnikoog] | 20.11 | Western Front |
01/03/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 544 8I5 in See: 1400m [8km N. Ameland] | 21.39 | Western Front |
05/03/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 54757 See: 3500m [10km W. Harlingen] | 22.2 | Western Front |
05/03/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab II. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 5822C: 4000m [10km E. Wieringer] | 22.34 | Western Front |
29/03/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Wellington | 5km NW Lemmer: 5000m | 23.46 | Western Front |
04/04/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Lancaster | 547 7E See: 5900m [15km E. Texel] | 0.24 | Western Front |
20/04/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Mosquito | 531 1E1: 100m [W. Staverer] | 3.38 | Western Front |
05/05/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Stirling | 53358: 4000m [Ijsselmeer S. Enkhuizen] | 0.08 | Western Front |
05/05/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Stirling | 1km SE Hommaerts: 3600m | 0.18 | Western Front |
14/05/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | 547 3F: 5000m [4km N. Harlingen] | 2.54 | Western Front |
24/05/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Lancaster | 531 2A: 6200m [40km W. Egmond/SW Workum] | 2.16 | Western Front |
22/06/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Lancaster | CH 99: 3200m [70km W. Vlieland] | 3.09 | Western Front |
23/06/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Halifax | FM 41: 3000m [7km W. Urk] | 2.06 | Western Front |
26/06/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Wellington | FM 51 I: 6000m [W. Urk] | 1.13 | Western Front |
30/07/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab IV. | NJG 1 | Lancaster | RM 66d in See: 3800m [25km N. Ameland] | 2.1 | Western Front |
24/08/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Stirling | Berlin-Lichtenberg | 0.56 | Western Front |
24/08/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Halifax | Berlin-Mahlsdorf: 4500m | 1.16 | Western Front |
24/08/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Halifax | Berlin-Spandau | - | Western Front |
01/09/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Halifax | SW Berlin: 4200m | 0.54 | Western Front |
01/09/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Halifax | E. Berlin: 3800m | 1.03 | Western Front |
22/09/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Stirling | Kröhnsberg: 4200m | 22.41 | Western Front |
03/10/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Stirling | Harleshausen: 6300m | 22.27 | Western Front |
02/12/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | bei Magdeburg: 5000m | 19.58 | Western Front |
02/12/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Stirling | SW Berlin: 4700m | 20.2 | Western Front |
16/12/1943 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | gegend Almanbrück | 19.04 | Western Front |
02/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Berlin | 2.49 | Western Front |
14/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Brunswick | 18.49 | Western Front |
14/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Brunswick | 19.05 | Western Front |
14/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Brunswick | 19.1 | Western Front |
21/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Stuttgart | 22.28 | Western Front |
21/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Stuttgart | 22.58 | Western Front |
29/01/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | - | 3.25 | Western Front | |
24/02/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Insel Ærø : 3200m | 21.37 | Western Front | |
24/02/1944 | Major Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Insel Langeland: 4000m | 21.47 | Western Front | |
22/03/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | Raum Bielefeld: 6700m | 21.26 | Western Front |
22/03/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | S. Bielefeld: 6000m | 21.35 | Western Front | |
24/03/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Raum Berlin: 5500m | 21.3 | Western Front | |
24/03/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lubeck: 4000m | 22 | Western Front | |
31/03/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | 20-40km N. Nürnberg: 4600m | 1.21 | Western Front | |
23/05/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Osnabrück | 0.21 | Western Front | |
23/05/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | gegend Osnabrück: 4500m | 0.4 | Western Front | |
16/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | SW Lille: 2800m | 0.52 | Western Front |
16/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | OF: 3600m [Béthune-Armentières] | 0.56 | Western Front |
16/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | OF-OE: 2400m [270° Béthune] | 1 | Western Front |
25/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | QE-PE: 2500-2700m | 0.25 | Western Front | |
25/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | QE-PE: 200m | 0.4 | Western Front | |
28/06/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | ME-LE: 5200m [vor Dünkirchen] | 1.1 | Western Front | |
19/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | SE Reims: 2700m | 1.36 | Western Front | |
19/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | 50km SE Reims: 2400m | 1.41 | Western Front | |
21/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | 05 Ost S/MD: 1900m [vor Deal] | 2.07 | Western Front |
21/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | Lancaster | MD-MC: 2400m [vor Dover] | 2.16 | Western Front |
25/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | 04 Ost N/AS: 5000m [Pförzheim] | 1.14 | Western Front | |
29/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | 04 Ost N/AP: 2400m [v. Bouxwiller] | 1.47 | Western Front | |
29/07/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Lent | Stab | NJG 3 | AN-AO: 1500m [Raum Château-Salins] | 1.57 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 112
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